Effects of disturbed flow on vascular endothelium: pathophysiological basis and clinical perspectives

JJ Chiu, S Chien - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) are exposed to hemodynamic forces, which modulate EC
functions and vascular biology/pathobiology in health and disease. The flow patterns and …

Mechanical regulation of chromatin and transcription

S Dupont, SA Wickström - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Cells and tissues generate and are exposed to various mechanical forces that act across a
range of scales, from tissues to cells to organelles. Forces provide crucial signals to inform …

Cell type-specific roles of NF-κB linking inflammation and thrombosis

M Mussbacher, M Salzmann, C Brostjan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The transcription factor NF-κB is a central mediator of inflammation with multiple links to
thrombotic processes. In this review, we focus on the role of NF-κB signaling in cell types …

Role of endothelial shear stress in the natural history of coronary atherosclerosis and vascular remodeling: molecular, cellular, and vascular behavior

YS Chatzizisis, AU Coskun, M Jonas… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - jacc.org
Although the entire coronary tree is exposed to the atherogenic effect of the systemic risk
factors, atherosclerotic lesions form at specific arterial regions, where low and oscillatory …

Subendothelial lipoprotein retention as the initiating process in atherosclerosis: update and therapeutic implications

I Tabas, KJ Williams, J Borén - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
The key initiating process in atherogenesis is the subendothelial retention of apolipoprotein
B–containing lipoproteins. Local biological responses to these retained lipoproteins …

Mechanotransduction in vascular physiology and atherogenesis

C Hahn, MA Schwartz - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2009 - nature.com
Forces that are associated with blood flow are major determinants of vascular
morphogenesis and physiology. Blood flow is crucial for blood vessel development during …

An integrated gene expression landscape profiling approach to identify lung tumor endothelial cell heterogeneity and angiogenic candidates

J Goveia, K Rohlenova, F Taverna, L Treps… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Heterogeneity of lung tumor endothelial cell (TEC) phenotypes across patients, species
(human/mouse), and models (in vivo/in vitro) remains poorly inventoried at the single-cell …

Endothelial fluid shear stress sensing in vascular health and disease

N Baeyens, C Bandyopadhyay… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Endothelial cells transduce the frictional force from blood flow (fluid shear stress) into
biochemical signals that regulate gene expression and cell behavior via specialized …

Comprehensive characterization of the prostate tumor microenvironment identifies CXCR4/CXCL12 crosstalk as a novel antiangiogenic therapeutic target in prostate …

I Heidegger, G Fotakis, A Offermann, J Goveia… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Crosstalk between neoplastic and stromal cells fosters prostate cancer (PCa)
progression and dissemination. Insight in cell-to-cell communication networks provides new …

Flow-induced reprogramming of endothelial cells in atherosclerosis

IA Tamargo, KI Baek, Y Kim, C Park, H Jo - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Atherosclerotic diseases such as myocardial infarction, ischaemic stroke and peripheral
artery disease continue to be leading causes of death worldwide despite the success of …